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    3. キー

    キー

    キー

    key (for a lock)

    KMT4CoreStudy L1TechnologyMusic & EntertainmentHome & HousingKana Vocab4 strokes

    キー

    Noun

    1.
    key (for a lock)
    2.
    key (of a piano, organ, computer keyboard, etc.)
    3.
    key
    music
    4.
    key (to solving something), clue

    Noun, Verb

    5.
    key (person, point, etc.), most important

    Stroke 0 / 4

    Speed1.0x

    ドアのキーをなくしました。

    I lost the door key.

    KMT3Home & HousingDaily Life
    ピアノの白しろいキーを弾ひきました。

    I played the white keys of the piano.

    KMT4Music & Entertainment
    パソコンのキーボードのキーが一ひとつ壊こわれてしまった。

    One of the keys on my computer keyboard broke.

    KMT5Technology
    この事じ件けんを解かい決けつするキーは、あの証しょう言げんの中なかにある。

    The key to solving this case lies in that testimony.

    KMT6Core Concepts
    この曲きょくはハ長ちょう調ちょうのキーで書かかれています。

    This song is written in the key of C major.

    KMT6Music & Entertainment

    Kana that make up this word

    キ
    ki
    ー
    long vowel
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